Steve Greensill
Tech Lead — Zurich, Switzerland
Tech Lead with 30+ years of experience in Software Development, Cloud Native since 2021.
Leading a Cloud Automation team at Avaloq transforming infrastructure deployment from legacy
data centres to automated Terraform and GitHub-based pipelines on OCI.
Core Skills
- Languages: Java (25+ years), TypeScript, Go
- Frameworks: Spring Boot (18+ years), Angular
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Linux
- Cloud: OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), AWS
- Leadership: Team Leadership (25+ years), Agile/Scrum, Distributed Teams
- Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL
Experience
- Avaloq (2017–Present) — Tech Lead, Cloud Automation. Leading distributed DevOps team across Manila, Pune, and Switzerland. Cloud migration, Terraform modules, GitHub Actions pipelines.
- Thomson Reuters (2013–2017) — Technical Lead. Led agile teams delivering enterprise risk products. Introduced Docker, Scrum, microservices architecture.
- SwissRe (2008–2013) — Senior Developer / Architect. Built natcat pricing engine (TB-scale, 1000 VMs). Contributed to 35% jump in natcat reinsurance market share.
- Credit Suisse (2005–2008) — Senior Developer. J2EE banking applications, Spring framework, regulatory compliance systems.
- UBS (1997–2005) — Developer to Project Lead. Award-winning FX Prime Brokerage platform. Led merger integration team.
Looking For
Leadership growth — bigger teams, more strategic influence, organizational impact.
Target roles: Head of Engineering, Engineering Director.
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